tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post4547363399337426258..comments2024-01-03T03:28:48.980-07:00Comments on mugwump Chronicles: Crystal, Fallon and SonitaMugwumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01487540636265322556noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-19044003035809976382009-05-13T06:59:00.000-06:002009-05-13T06:59:00.000-06:00I hope this is not the end of the Sonita storiesI hope this is not the end of the Sonita storiesJennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02403837791628105934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-30809936267502669662009-05-10T16:28:00.000-06:002009-05-10T16:28:00.000-06:00I had a more general question a while back about c...I had a more general question a while back about confidence. What gives a horse self confidence, what gives them confidence in you? What can you do to try to build either sort of confidence? Its a theme already in a lot of your posts, but its something I've been pondering a lot myself and I'd love to hear your thoughts.gillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12116128687769268871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-1136598689510643032009-05-10T15:49:00.000-06:002009-05-10T15:49:00.000-06:00Oh mugwump.... Do I ever wish you lived closer tod...Oh mugwump.... Do I ever wish you lived closer today!!!!!<br /><br />Took the new horse to a clinc, the guy doing it really likes her, thinks we could have a good chance at QH but doesnt think her mind could handle the pressure of the training that would have to take place to finish her...(and she really is a kids horse to have fun on! not my next 'Jr' horse)<br /><br />'Best' friend is telling me there is all this stuff wrong with the horse, (which the AQHA trainer and world champ breeder doesnt think is even an issue) but I think she doesnt want to get beat... People talking about me behind my back the "oh I heard she could only do halter horses" <br /><br />Im so tired of the SHIT!!!<br /><br />I dont want to ruin a perfectly good horse, I really wish the gossip would stop, and if I beat my friend will she still talk to me? It was an issue when I even wanted to show last year, even though it was a different curcit....<br /><br />Oh god some days I think I should give it all up.Justaplainsamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399124494395034612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-12715981211441934732009-05-09T22:41:00.000-06:002009-05-09T22:41:00.000-06:00Oh man the part about Fallon colicing just wrenche...Oh man the part about Fallon colicing just wrenched my heart and clenched my stomach. Two years ago my mare coliced through two shots of banamine given in two hours at an overnighter show and I thought I was going to have to shell out the 5/6 grand for a colic surgery or.... Lucky for me I ended up trailering her back to our clinic and the second she hit the stocks at the clinic she pooped and perked up. Trailer rides sure do wonders. Turned out well but I hardly remember what happened in between the start of colic and the getting her to the clinic as I was just bawling (no, I didn't drive as I probably would have crashed). Now whenever I hear colic surgerys I just cringe.<br /><br />Mugs- Not sure if you're stocked up on questions right now but I have one. My mare is making me pull my hair out with her herd bound self. It's currently causing us a lot of issues and while I can correct each issue as it comes, I'd rather work on the root of the problem but I'm not really sure how to go about it as I've never had a horse this herd sour. She is not the most extreme, mainly because I think she knows there are consequences of trying to push me around. I have a feeling though she'd happily run me over on her way to her buddies if I wasn't strict with her. She does the basic stuff, dances and screams when she's tied alone. She's all over the place and screams when she's ridden alone. She used to try to pull me all the way out back to her paddock but she learned a harsh lesson about that. So basically what do you usually do for the herd bound challenged? Unfortunately I cannot seperate her from a herd at paddock as I board and my boarding barn owner will usually bend over backwards but I don't want to completely inconvenience her.onetoomanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10214176281189135507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-14128236110450743082009-05-09T19:33:00.000-06:002009-05-09T19:33:00.000-06:00Bittersweet ><
I'm glad she has a good n...Bittersweet ><<br />I'm glad she has a good new-mommy now, though!<br /><br />Mugs, I has a queation!!<br /><br />My 4 year old half Arab gelding is usually surprisingly laid back and attentive. He does have, however, one small, really weird quirk. <br /><br />Every now and then, when I'm riding him (English, btw) he will stop, and stand perfectly still. If I ask him to move forwards, he backs calmly up. I'm not asking him to back at all, and have zero contact with his mouth. <br /><br />No matter how I try to get him to move forwards, he just calmly backs. If I try to turn him, he backs with this neck bent to the side. I can not figure this one out!<br />Do you have any insight?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14707708296801116869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-30236407682667011722009-05-09T15:14:00.000-06:002009-05-09T15:14:00.000-06:00All those twist and turns in the story, and the su...All those twist and turns in the story, and the suspension. <br />And in a real life story too!<br />Don't let us wait for the rest too long, Mugs...HorseOfCoursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15907659164579327290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-85561025278626059172009-05-08T17:13:00.000-06:002009-05-08T17:13:00.000-06:00What a heartbreaking story for Crystal and Fallon....What a heartbreaking story for Crystal and Fallon...everyone's nightmare.<br /><br />But, you sure did leave us on a cliff...but, we know you'll be back with more ;~)gtyyuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02402170522183324256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-91649242534499491742009-05-08T16:44:00.000-06:002009-05-08T16:44:00.000-06:00For a moment there I thought Fallon would be saved...For a moment there I thought Fallon would be saved - but then I remembered this isn't a fairytale. However, glad Sonita found a good home - very bittersweet this week mugs!Londonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12528596710261907229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-66173079645231316082009-05-08T14:20:00.000-06:002009-05-08T14:20:00.000-06:00This made me think, "Hmmmm."
My 'favoritest' hors...This made me think, "Hmmmm."<br /><br />My 'favoritest' horse ever was out of a mare named Fallon Firefly. The description of Crystal's Fallon could also fit my mare to a T.<br /><br />Of course, this was eons ago in California so I know the odds of them being related in any way are slim to none. This just brought me a huge wave of nostalgia.<br /><br />She wasn't really MY mare, and we didn't have her very long (she was a resale project I made the mistake of falling in love with)... but if there was one perfect horse out there for me, she was it.surprisewindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07692850777621275673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-63330950696205726552009-05-08T11:51:00.000-06:002009-05-08T11:51:00.000-06:00Its cool. I'll get her to sign a release. She of...Its cool. I'll get her to sign a release. She offers to do so in her Craigslist ad. Plus, I'm a lawyer. Thanks, though. Its a good reminder for everyone not to be too trusting.Redsmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03473393390441394419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-87454040398479121102009-05-08T10:30:00.000-06:002009-05-08T10:30:00.000-06:00Yay, I'm so happy your Sonita/training stories are...Yay, I'm so happy your Sonita/training stories are back. That's the reason why I read your blog (my favorite parts of it anyway) :)Akashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04988855482205422765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-84160374519601075802009-05-08T09:06:00.000-06:002009-05-08T09:06:00.000-06:00My horse passed away from colic while I was away o...My horse passed away from colic while I was away on my college internship. That was really hard- I couldn't say goodbye. I was told my parents and the vet spent 2 days trying to save her before she was ET'd. She was a big morgan mare that was 24 at the time of her passing. i miss her every day. She rests next to my first pony under a big maple tree in the front field at my parents farm. I feel for what Crystal went though. Sometimes life (and life with horses) sucks. I'm super exicted that she bought Sonita. Please don't make us wait too long Mugs!Melissa Hookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16748921441359165604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-58025400257814627922009-05-08T07:34:00.000-06:002009-05-08T07:34:00.000-06:00Noooooo..........!!!Noooooo..........!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-2427062529170323542009-05-07T21:18:00.000-06:002009-05-07T21:18:00.000-06:00Yeah. I lost my first Shetland to colic when he w...Yeah. I lost my first Shetland to colic when he was nine years old. Coolest little pony ever--thought the sun rose and set on me.<br /><br />This was pre-colic surgery era except for very expensive performance horses (the early 70s).<br /><br />I haven't been around a horse like him until Miss Mocha. She's nine this year. I'm irrationally worried.joycemochahttp://joycemocha.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-70854840914978424322009-05-07T20:25:00.000-06:002009-05-07T20:25:00.000-06:00OMG you CANNOT leave us hanging like that! I am g...OMG you CANNOT leave us hanging like that! I am glad you knew where she was going and it wasn't' to some stranger but....SOSHorseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04060612555090353297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-63733651945745058442009-05-07T17:47:00.000-06:002009-05-07T17:47:00.000-06:00Man, it'll be three years this summer that I lost ...Man, it'll be three years this summer that I lost my red horse to colic and I swear it still hits me in the gut when I hear a story like this. <br /><br />At least I could say he was 21 and had lived one heck of a good life. To lose a young horse like that would be a whole different kind of awful.Heidi the Hickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639479864903922047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-79829360485150794602009-05-07T17:02:00.000-06:002009-05-07T17:02:00.000-06:00That story about Fallon just killed me, especially...That story about Fallon just killed me, especially since I just went through a similar scenario with my son's horse, Henry. Fortunately my story, so far, has a happy ending, with Henry making it through the surgery and becoming a riding horse again. But that dark night when he continued to colic through the painkillers and we endlessly walked him and finally made the decision to take him to the equine center, where they recommended surgery--that is not something I want to relive. I feel for Crystal. I hope she's having a ball with Sonita.Laura Crumhttp://www.lauracrum.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-24783865291399272862009-05-07T14:31:00.000-06:002009-05-07T14:31:00.000-06:00YES!! I kinda had a feeling from the way you were...YES!! I kinda had a feeling from the way you were writeing about how her 'first' ride went that she was going to find a new home, but, one with an old friend.<br /><br />I cried too :) but in a happy way.Justaplainsamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399124494395034612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-90585965647513459472009-05-07T14:23:00.000-06:002009-05-07T14:23:00.000-06:00Nice post Mugs!
Cool since my trainer's sister ...Nice post Mugs! <br /><br />Cool since my trainer's sister is an equing surgeon at Littleton Large so it's a neat CO reference. And those who've been in that spot... so difficult. Especially with a young'un.<br /><br />Such a good story!<br /><br />Cheers - ShansterShansterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04397551985965117012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-35208867910535648102009-05-07T13:03:00.000-06:002009-05-07T13:03:00.000-06:00blues - I swear I will try to get the next Sonita ...blues - I swear I will try to get the next Sonita srory out a little sooner...Of course we have some Q's and A's to get through first....<br />naina - Sonita was 6 I think...mugwumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319060800328355056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-28032263461079807032009-05-07T12:50:00.000-06:002009-05-07T12:50:00.000-06:00OMG! Wheres the rest of the story... Do we have to...OMG! Wheres the rest of the story... Do we have to wait a WHOLE MONTH for the rest??? any pics to post of Sonita with her new mom?crochetyoleladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10558947029662564330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-54793450248327757242009-05-07T12:40:00.000-06:002009-05-07T12:40:00.000-06:00Yaaaayyyy! That's what I was hoping would happen! ...Yaaaayyyy! That's what I was hoping would happen! (Although it's horribly sad that her filly died.) Of course, I'm sure there's more to the story to come, right? I hope it all works out...mocharockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611067866943319570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-59309980910889361332009-05-07T12:37:00.000-06:002009-05-07T12:37:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.mocharockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611067866943319570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-77486616036878953842009-05-07T12:32:00.000-06:002009-05-07T12:32:00.000-06:00Poor Fallon. I'm sure Crystal knows she did the ri...Poor Fallon. I'm sure Crystal knows she did the right thing in taking her little mare to the better vet. How old was Sonita at this point, when Crystal bought her?<br /><br />As soon as I read the earlier post about Crystal's first ride on her, I knew she'd be the one to buy her!nainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12070923452231455820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-41393395025052570192009-05-07T12:24:00.000-06:002009-05-07T12:24:00.000-06:00aghhh, cliffhangeraghhh, cliffhangerAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523660446608394720noreply@blogger.com